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rif. 9781845924560 KKBrand New. PAPERBACK Book Condition New U.S. EDITION. We Do not Ship APO FPO AND PO BOX. Printing in English language. Quick delivery by USPS/UPS/DHL/FEDEX/ARAMEX Customer satisfaction guaranteed. We may ship the books from Asian regions for inventory purpose paperback
rif. 2336415348.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1950rif. 67941Litho in U.S.A. C S P Co 1950. Three full-color lithographic advertising posters for the circus each 26 x 21 inches each with a 7 ¼ x 21 inch extender tag affixed at the bottom all advertising the Thursday September 6 1951 one chipped with the loss of part of the numeral "6" appearance in Long Beach California "Afternoon and Night" "New Air Ventilated Tent" "20 Degrees Cooler than Ever Before." One of the posters features a ferocious leaping Tiger above a ferocious leaping Lion one shows a Hippopotamus surfacing through vegetation in his river and the third shows "Francis Braun Greatest Juggler in the World" practicing his art. All are framed in multi-color borders. With the defect noted a very good lot uncommon with the advertising tags to the same appearance still attached. For the three posters Litho in U.S.A., C S P Co unknown
1878rif. 63754New York: James Reilley Printer and Engraver 12 14 & 16 Spruce Street New York 1878. Poster for the circus printed on both sides 65 x 22 cm. on a 74 x 26 cm. sheet. "Programme No. 1." Text in various sizes and styles of type bordered by small vignettes of animals and circus acts. Title on verso: "UNCEASING ENTHUSIASM! / VanAmburgh & Co's / NEW GREAT GOLDEN / Menagerie Circus & Colosseum / Manager for 32 consecutive years. Mr. Hyatt Frost / WORLD-WIDE IN REPUTATION!. / THOUSANDS FLOCK TO SEE IT. followed by eleven illustrations of featured animals including the Two Horned Rhinoceros the White Yak of Tartary the African Ostrich etc. plus acrobats trapeze artists and other performers. In the margin left blank to allow for adding the location of the show this copy is stamped in bold letters "Fryeburg: Sept. 6." A few shallow chips to margins one short closed tear extending slightly into the illustration of the kangaroo else a boldly printed wonderfully illustrated copy. Isaac VanAmburgh 1811-1865 born in Fishkill New York is considered one of the originators of dramatic and daring trained wild animal acts incorporating them into his traveling menageries. Known as "The Lion King" for his bold performances he was touring England and the Continent by 1834 entering cages with lions tigers and other big cats and occasionally putting his arm or his head into their mouths much to the delight of Queen Victoria and other royalty. His long-time manager Hyatt Frost penned a biographical sketch of VanAmburgh in 1872 calling him "the original beast conqueror- a pioneer in entering their dens. no man has been able to effect as marvellous feats or exercise such power of control over the brute creation." Frost continued to use the VanAmburgh name and to manage the show after VanAmburgh's death. Frost was also a partner with P.T. Barnum in the Barnum Museum on Broadway in New York City until two fires one in 1865 and another in 1868 closed it down at a great loss to both men. Frost thereafter traveled the country and Canada with a wagon show and later a railroad show though competing with larger circuses became increasingly difficult. By 1884 he gave up the work and auctioned off the remaining parts of the VanAmburgh menagerie. see his obituary in the Amenia Times Sept. 7 1895. This copy with the Fryeburg Maine stamp was likely printed in 1878 when Frost was in his 32nd year as manager. We found a different poster for the VanAmburgh menagerie dated 1885 which notes that Frost was then in his 39th year as manager helping to date this copy. OCLC lists one copy at the Connecticut State Library which gives the date as 1880. James Reilley, Printer and Engraver, 12, 14, & 16 Spruce Street, New York unknown
1875rif. 57736Indianapolis IN: Indianapolis Journal Print 1875. First edition . Illustrated advertising broadsheet 28 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches employing a large number of sizes and styles of type including nice display types. The show traveled via its own fleet of 42 railroad cars "Mr. H. Barnum with years of experience catering to the tastes of lovers of amusement and artistic mechanism has put together a show with the sole view of eclipsing any and all heretofore attempts as to Splendor and Novelty." Howes' Great London Circus began its season in St. Louis Missouri according to the New York Clipper edition of March 11 1876; it was in New Orleans on November 20 1875. An ad in the Little Rock Arkansas Gazette gave a December 1 1875 date for its appearance in that city and noted that the circus would be appearing in "all the principal cities of Texas" beginning in that month. Henry Barnum ca. 1826-1902 was a showman and manager for several circuses during his career; in 1873 he purchased an interest in Howes' Great London Circus along with James E. Kelley. Lavish production low attendance and rail costs contributed to the demise of this circus at the end of the 1876 season being subsequently sold to Cooper & Bailey who continued to employ Barnum. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Despite the defects a nice exhibition display broadsheet. Creased from folding some old staining to margins some short tears repaired with cello-tape two in margins one along a fold affecting several words printer's inking defect affecting the first two letters in the headline word "Howes". #6169. Indianapolis Journal Print unknown
1948rif. SKU1031446no place: Circus Magazine Harry S. Dube 1948 1948. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1948 Circus Magazine Harry S Dube Pub. Pages are all clean small size of a quarter mark on the back cover. Cover is clean light rub at spine and a few scuff marks. no place: Circus Magazine, Harry S. Dube, 1948 paperback
2006rif. Q-0413775291Methuen Publishing Ltd 2006-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Methuen Publishing Ltd paperback
rif. CA13AA-00147Lee Bursten. Collectible - Like New. Signed by Circo Marchetti on card. Full Color Edition. Fine book deck and box. In polypropylene bag. tarot Inquire if you need further information. Lee Bursten unknown
rif. CA15AA-00182Patronato Del Libro Peruano. Collectible - Acceptable. Patronato Del Libro Peruano. 3 Volume set. 16mo Hardcover. Spanish. Fair set. Front endpage of Volume 2 torn. Pages toned. In polypropylene bag. peru spanish literature authors Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Patronato Del Libro Peruano hardcover
1960rif. 13901Milano: Fiorin SD 1960 circa. Piccola sgualcitura alla base del piatto anteriore ma ben conservato. Brossura editoriale illustrata spillato cm 23.5 x 16.5 pp 16 illustrate a colori e in nero incluse copertine. Brochure promozionale per il circo di Egidio Palmiri Vado Ligure 1923 - Verona 2020 e Leda Bogino; l’opuscolo non è datato ma gli artisti che presentati sono all’incirca quelli del Circo Palmiri-Benneweis che si esibiva alla fine degli anni ’50 - presumibilmente questa brochure risale alla prima metà degli anni ’60. L’opuscolo è illustrato da Osvaldo Brusati con copertina a colori e vignette in nero e grigio che raffigurano alcuni dei numeri del circo: il domatore Franticek Trubka il Balletto Davis gli acrobati Eduardo & Eduardo Hans Nielsen e i suoi elefanti i clown musicali I 4 Giachi il mano a mano dei Concha Concha i cavallerizzi I Caroli i domatori I tre Bogino i saltatori I tre Murillo. Il domatore di leoni Kastensen le sorelle Zorzan gli icariani 4 Albertis la Signora Krag e le sue foche i clown Paolino e Zezè Giachi Lindberg spettacolo equestre Ruggero e partner corda elastica. Al verso del piatto anteriore cenni biografici e fotografia di Egidio Palmiri e Leda Bogino. Fiorin unknown
1892rif. List3690N.p. 1892. Folio 9 ½ x 11 ½ inches. 17 pp. Pink printed newsprint wrappers with photographic portrait of John H. Sparks on the front cover. Covers detached paper toned and fragile as typical of newsprint; fair to good overall. An unrecorded music folio issued for the traveling circus of John H. Sparks in the early 1890s self-described as “The Best Collection of Music Ever Published.” Sparks based in Ohio was building his circus during this period into a touring wagon show combining trained animal acts equestrian performances and sideshow attractions. Sparks toured widely presenting afternoon and evening performances and like other traveling acts relied heavily on printed ephemera for revenue. Songs include “Waiting to Hear the Verdict” by Chales Osbourne; “Annie Reilly” by Johnnie Carroll; “Don’t Abuse the Old Folks” by Will H. Fox; “When the Sea Gives Up its Dead” by J.J. Nolan; “When Summer Comes Again” by James Thornton; “The White Squadron” by Arthur West; “Wait Till My Ship Comes Home” by John Walsh; “My Old Dutch” by Charles Ingle; and “Buy a Nice Little Home in the Country” by Ed. Barry. Several compositions are copyrighted by Frank Harding 1864–1939 at the Royal Copyright Office which is peculiar and suggest the possibility that this was for an English audience though Sparks is not known to have toured England during this period. Harding was a New York music publisher who operated Frank Harding’s Music House at 229 Bowery during the formative years of Tin Pan Alley. unknown
1870rif. 16609Chicago: Willis and Stevens 1870. Albumen photograph carte de visite of a circus side show of two young twin boys approximately 6 years old wearing matching gymnastics costumes with award rosettes on their chests. 2 1/4 x 3 3/4" albumen photograph on 2 1/2 x 4 1/8" card. Photographer on verso listed as "Willis and Stevens Portrait Photographers N. W. Cor. State & Madison Sts Access via Elevator No. 77 Madison St. Chicago Ill". Willia and Stevens were female photographers listed in an 1875 directory. Unsunned very good. Willis and Stevens unknown
2025rif. KOS02201980A national book publishing meeting 2025. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS02201980 A national book publishing meeting paperback
1890rif. J62618New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1890. Softcover. Fair. Chromolith full page & text illustrations and including doublepage center spread of Grand Entry of Caravan of Moors & Arabs. Octavo 9.9x7.2" chromolith covers of Arab rider with inset puma lower cover dancer inset Bison worn & creased edge chipping & corner loss more to lower cover neat name to lower cover 16pp incl. both covers. All illustrations complete tho' 2 captions with some loss all margins with fingering and some creasing. Inner hinges repaired but original staples still present. A sought for title priced to reflect condition. McLoughlin Bros. paperback
1870rif. 17145Colchester England: Oldham & Angle Photographers 1870. Photography. Very good overall. Carte de visite showing the Australian General Tom Thumb aka John David Armstrong who made his debut in Melbourne in 1870 and performed world wide. An uncommon image with Tom Thumb standing next to an ornately carved chair and dresser dressed in coat and tails and holding a sheaf of papers. The visit of the American Charles Stratton "Tom Thumb" and his wife Lavinia to Australia in the late 1860s as part of the PT Barnum round the world tour resulted in a huge fascination with little people worldwide. With the title below the photograph. Text on the verso: "this photograph is from the studio of G. A. Graham 8 Mersea Road. With photographers imprint: Oldham & Angle Photographers 11 Queen St. & 8 Mersea Rd. Colchester". Below the stamp: "The higher class photographs only taken by Sydney B. Angle 11 Queen St.". 2 1/2 x 4". Slt faded. Oldham & Angle Photographers unknown
1975rif. 000012877n.p.: Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc 1975. Program. Near Fine. Folio. Unpaginated. 78.5 cm x 61 cm. Pictorial paper covers in red printed in yellow with decorations in orange white purple blue and green. Price of $2.00 on the front cover. Heavily illustrated throughout with photographs of the circus in color and in black and white. With a maze for children and a fold-out "life-size" poster of Michu who according to this pamphlet was the smallest man living at the time the pamphlet states he is seven inches shorter than Tom Thumb was. The interior of each cover with a beautifully illustrated advertisement one for Datsun the other for pet food. A bright and colorful piece of circus ephemera capturing the bluster and larger-than-life personality of the American circus. Also an excellent reflection of the counterculture aesthetic in advertising. Minor wear to the covers overall a sharp example. Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc unknown
rif. 10291Circa 1910. With stamp of 'Mrs. Gill Translating Office Ludgate Hill London EC.'. The story on nine numbered 4to pages with a covering page carrying the title: 'THE BATTLE OF THE WAVES FOR FREEDOM. By Maxim Gorki.' On the rectos of ten 4to leaves attached by a brass pin. Text clear and complete at 26 lines to the page. On worn discoloured paper watermarked 'CONQUEROR LONDON' with loss to extremities. Mrs Gill's purple oblong stamp in bottom left-hand corner of reverse of last leaf: 'Mrs. GILL <.> ATING OFFICE <.> GATE HILL <.> ON EC.' A political parable with the narrator in a 'little sailing boat' told by 'an old weather-beaten tar' how 'the sea does not allow itself to be tied and bound'. First paragraph begins: 'A brilliant sun and a warm air. The sea was sinking into a calm though every now and then it rose again in slow majestic waves.' Certainly dating from before 1915 by which time Mrs Gill's Typing Office had moved from Ludgate Hill to Paternoster Row and probably dating from the period of Gorky's first foreign exile 1906 to 1913. Mrs L. A. Shiffner was active as a translator from Russian in 1904; Mrs Alice Gill did work for Gissing see his Collected Letters. I have yet to trace a published version of this story. [Circa 1910.] With stamp of 'Mrs. Gill, Translating Office, Ludgate Hill, London EC.' unknown
rif. 8888493883.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1937rif. 106410Oblong 4to booklet format illustrated 111 pp. Cover and spine wear spine essentially gone normal aging; about very good for this type item. The Cole Brothers circus was founded in 1884 and lasted until 2016 when animal rights groups essentially drove them out of business. In 2017 Ringling Bros. faced the same fate. In the 1930s the circus included legendary animal trainer Clyde Beatty who is featured in this booklet and Bobo the Clown. This somewhat scarce piece of circus ephemera includes pictures of performers promotional articles official program and route schedule for 1937. Cole Bros Circus,
1984rif. 56658n.p.: Ringling Bros 1984. 113th/Congress Edition. good. Oversized 80 wraps profusely illus. in color some creasing to top edge of covers & text. This Congressional edition is presented by Andy Ireland 10th District Congressman Florida. There is a special cover indicating that this is Cong. Ireland's Sixth Annual Night at the Circus Wednesday April 6 1983 D.C. Armory. Heavily illustrated souvenir program from perhaps the most famous circus of the 20th century with roots back to P. T. Barnum the most famous exhibitor of the 19th century and a force behind the Madison Square Garden venue in New York City. Ringling Bros paperback
1903rif. 2025-21Set of 10 numbered captioned pictorial postcards with undivided backs only one card postally used postmarked Dec. 29 1903. Hall halftones of various scenes including elephants and side show members and a rendering of the Roman chariot race. Numbered 1-10. Some spotting but generally very good. Cards not located on OCLC. Courmont Frères,
rif. CBS-9781845924560Bloomsbury Publishing. New. Bloomsbury Publishing unknown
rif. CBS-9781847667397Bloomsbury Publishing. New. Bloomsbury Publishing unknown
rif. VI-BLMA-SNQ0Paperback. Very Good. Light wear rubbing to cover. Inside in vg condition. Beautiful color vintage full page ads throughout. paperback
1886rif. 7262St. Louis: Great Western Printing Co. Show Printers and Engravers 1886. St. Louis: Great Western Printing Co. Show Printers and Engravers 1886. Two-sided herald 10.5" x 28" printed in black on yellow newsprint. Text on bottom of each side reads "Black on Yellow Car No. 1 Great Western Printing Co. Show Printers and Engravers St. Louis. No. 4" with "Binghamton Mon. May 10" stamped in blue at bottom of verso in the "Will exhibit at" blank. Illustrations and performance roster in two columns. Headline on recto fabulously reads "The World Ransacked for All Its Wonders." Illustrations feature the Grand Street Demonstration the Egyptian Bovalapus actually a water buffalo two from the Equestrian Organization assumed James Robinson in his famous somersault and Emma Stokes wife of show proprietor John B. Doris "Old Betts" the War-Elephant a Troupe of Turkish Athletes another of Bicycle Riders Siberian Roller Skaters knife-thrower Riffia Bey and reptile-queen Katamorpa. Text roster adds everything from Human Blood-Sucking Vampires to a Menagerie of Infant Animals. The show carried a robust equestrian lineup including the aforementioned Robinson who was only the second person to execute a bareback somersault and at the height of his career was the highest paid equestrian in the United States. Another notable performance was the seven-person clown troupe led by Johnny Patterson the Irish humorist and songwriter best known for his song "The Garden Where the Praties Grow." In the show's route diary for this year compiler and Superintendent of the Confectionery Department E.C. White writes that the 1886 run was "one of the most successful seasons Financially and Professionally ever known.Notwithstanding the strong opposition experienced at the commencement and close of the season." On May 8th for the stop in Elmira NY just preceding this poster's show in Binghamton the diary notes "First day of the Forepaugh opposition." From there the rival Adam Forepaugh Circus & Wild West Show began to follow the Doris route a few days behind but sending their tack-spitters ahead to put up adverts for their own show before Doris's arrival in town. The Binghamton stand was 135 miles down the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and the opposition brigade had already gotten there. The diary entry for the date on this herald notes "Forepaugh bills us heavy here" but despite the opposition advertising and an amount of rain goes on to say "business good." Forepaugh would set up in Binghamton four days later on the 14th. The route diary as an aside descends into an almost Sisyphean resignation as this goes on simply writing "Forepaugh" or "Forepaugh again" entry after entry until on June 25th offers the existential almost-haiku "We ferry here. Forepaugh is billed here. Rain all day." In keeping with classic origin stories John B. Doris ran away at fourteen and joined the Dan Rice Circus. He soon bought privileges on the Rice show along with George Batcheller and soon the two split off to start Batcheller & Doris' Great Inter Ocean Circus. Doris bought out his partner in 1881 and continued as the sole proprietor until 1888 when heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan became a partner. Sullivan one of the first true sports celebrities was meant to engage in a sparring exhibition each night but missed so many shows due to his excessive drinking that Doris closed the show mid-season and retired from traveling to work in theater production. Doris seems to have been well-liked by other circus folk earning the nickname Hunky Doris. Herald is in excellent condition overall with a shallow half-inch chip at bottom and a couple tiny chips and tears in margins along edges along with a few small pinholes to surface none involving or interfering with text. Flattened remnant of a horizontal crease at center. A couple smudged thumbprints to top margin on recto. Print is clean and color even. Great Western Printing Co., Show Printers and Engravers unknown
